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Israel-Gaza: UN chief urges ceasefire; humanitarian supplies given green light to enter enclave

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Gaza: UN chief urges ceasefire; humanitarian supplies given green light to enter enclave 18 October 2023 © WFP/Amira Moussa A worker unloads ready-to-eat rations from a truck close to Alexandria, Egypt, in preparation for delivery to Gaza. UN chief António Guterres called on Wednesday for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East to ease the “epic human suffering” in the…

World News in Brief: Funds dry up for Afghan quake survivors, child deaths alert in Sudan, diphtheria outbreak in Guinea

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Funds dry up for Afghan quake survivors, child deaths alert in Sudan, diphtheria outbreak in Guinea 18 October 2023 © UNICEF/Osman Mothers bring their children for nutrition screening at a mobile health clinic in Kassala state, Sudan. In Afghanistan, urgent funding is needed to feed some 100,000 people left hungry and homeless by a series of deadly earthquakes, amid a…

Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes Security Council resolution

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes Security Council resolution 18 October 2023 Screenshot US vetoes the Brazilian-led draft resolution on the Israel-Gaza crisis. The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver lifesaving aid to millions in Gaza. The failure by the Council to make its first public intervention on…

Security Council meets over Israel-Gaza: ‘Very real risk’ of conflict expanding warns top envoy

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council meets over Israel-Gaza: ‘Very real risk’ of conflict expanding warns top envoy 18 October 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Members of the UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution draft resolution on the situation in the Middle East. UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland on Wednesday highlighted the need for an inquiry into the strike against a Gaza hospital that killed…

Human rights experts urge Pakistan to stop planned mass deportation of Afghans

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human rights experts urge Pakistan to stop planned mass deportation of Afghans 17 October 2023 © UNHCR/Usman Ghani Afghan refugees takes shelter in a tent after being displaced by the monsoon flooding in Nowshera District, Pakistan. Pakistan should immediately cancel plans to deport 1.4 million Afghan nationals back to their country, independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights…

Israel-Gaza crisis: Competing Security Council resolutions reveal diplomatic fault lines

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Gaza crisis: Competing Security Council resolutions reveal diplomatic fault lines 17 October 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías In this file photo, two UN staff members discuss some matters, as the Security Council prepares to convene a meeting. The UN Security Council’s first intervention in the Gaza crisis – a Russian-led draft resolution calling for humanitarian ceasefire – was voted down…

Africa: Great Lakes envoy urges international support amid rising hostilities

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Africa: Great Lakes envoy urges international support amid rising hostilities 17 October 2023 © UNHCR/Blaise Sanyila Displaced women wait to receive cash assistance in North Kivu, DR Congo. The UN Special Envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region, appealed to the international community on Tuesday for increased support in resolving the escalating hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic…

Guterres: Turn ‘infrastructure emergency’ into opportunity, but also protect nature

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres: Turn ‘infrastructure emergency’ into opportunity, but also protect nature 17 October 2023 UN China Secretary-General António Guterres (left) is welcomed by Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, in Great Hall of the People during the 3rd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China. Infrastructure is a “crucial pathway” to generate economic growth, create decent…

UN chief ‘horrified’ by strike on Gaza hospital, as warring sides blame each other

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief ‘horrified’ by strike on Gaza hospital, as warring sides blame each other 17 October 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Missile attacks on Gaza are continuing. The UN Secretary-General said he was horrified by the killing of hundreds of civilians following a strike on a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday. In a tweet, António Guterres strongly condemned the strike, adding that his heart is with the…

China urged not to repatriate DPR Korea escapees

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home China urged not to repatriate DPR Korea escapees 17 October 2023 Unsplash/Micha Brändli Flags of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea fly in Pyongyang. Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council urged China not to forcibly repatriate people who have escaped from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), warning that some returnees could even be put to death.…